Chapter 76 – A New Path
A heavy silence fell.
The darkness and encroaching fear vanish at once.
Along with him, the demons pouring out of the darkness also disappeared.
It is as if the basis of existence has been lost.
sucked back into the darkness they were born into.
And a pile of bones piled up between the crumbling black robes.
Xian stood in front of the pile of bones.
“Just replaced…!”
Alex looked at Xian with a shocked look.
My mind is consumed by the darkness and my memories are hazy.
But even in those hazy memories, there was a clear figure.
The figure of Xian cutting off the darkness and putting pressure on the lich.
“How the hell…”
Alex just looked at Xian with trembling eyes.
And the Royal Knights were no different from Alex.
I just saw the battle between Xian and Lich with my own two eyes.
It wasn’t even Xi’an.
Ruben’s soldiers who blocked the demons.
When the Royal Knights are struggling, eaten by the darkness.
Ruben’s soldiers resisted the darkness and fought against the monsters.
What would have happened if they hadn’t been there?
Alex and the Royal Knights did not know.
So, at this moment, no one was hasty to open their mouths.
That moment.
Stumble.
Xian’s body trembled.
Xian stuck the SS-grade sword he was holding into the ground to support himself.
“Heo-euk…! Heo-eok…!”
Xian breathed heavily.
At that moment, I felt something warm in my chest.
Xian raised a hand and touched her chest.
Then, sticky blood splattered all over his hand.
It seemed like Richie had taken a shot.
“Cheuk…!”
His body twisted again, and blood gushed out.
The tension was released and a terrible pang raged.
mind wandering.
“sh*t···.”
Xian forcibly grabbed the spirit to leave.
As for the aspect of the battle, it seemed that Xi’an had overpowered Lich, but in reality it was not.
The lich is the highest undead mage.
It was also a demon born denying the death that existence deservedly accepts.
Although weaker than the demon of indolence, Nurbia.
The devil was the devil.
As well as the Royal Knights.
Even the leader, Alex, could not easily do anything about it.
If Xian hadn’t learned Kyle’s Demon Soul Sword.
And if I hadn’t learned the magic spirit recipe.
So if it hadn’t been against the darkness of the lich.
Xian would have died without even being able to resist the lich.
“It’s so…!”
Even though I was training both to some extent, it was like this.
It’s a shame because it was blocked by S-class armor.
If it wasn’t for the S-class armor, he would have died instantly.
‘I’m going to tell Semir to strengthen my S-grade armor.’
It seemed that he would have to buy reinforcement materials when he returned to Ruben.
Tring!
[Mahon Sura Sword (魔魂修羅劍) Beginner Progression Rate 45.6% (+1.5%)]
I thought what to do with this filthy progress rate.
Xian let out a smile.
“Come on, you…! Are you okay!”
In an instant, Alex stepped aside and said.
Xian spoke while supporting himself on the SS-grade sword plugged into the floor.
“It’s okay… cool!”
However, the condition of the body was not like that at all.
Xian’s body was greatly bent.
If it hadn’t been for Alex’s hold, I would have fallen.
“You don’t look all right.”
Alex checked Xian’s condition.
And when he checked the almost miserable condition, he shouted in surprise.
“How can you be in this condition…! Hey, hurry up and go back!”
Alex supported Xian’s body.
Xian moved with Alex’s support.
“But how come there are demons in the Kusla Mountains…”
Alex muttered as he moved.
Xian said while wiping the blood from his mouth with his sleeve.
“I am not a demon.”
“Are you not a demon?”
Xian nodded once and replied.
“It is the devil.”
“Oh, the devil?!”
Alex exclaimed in amazement.
Other members of the Royal Knights also looked surprised at Alex’s cry.
Only Ruben’s soldiers were not surprised.
“It’s not a demon, it’s a devil! What are you talking about!”
Alex shouted.
From nob le mt l. co m
Judging by the look on his face, he didn’t seem to believe it very much.
It will be hard to believe.
No, you won’t believe it.
A demon that disappeared a thousand years ago.
Even if it looked like Xian, he wouldn’t believe it.
To be honest, if Cian hadn’t met Nurbia, the demon of indolence, honestly.
If it hadn’t been for Leah’s testimony, they would probably have been dismissed as demons.
But Lich was definitely a demon.
“You may find it hard to believe… Cool, it’s true.”
“Oh, how…!”
Alex still had a look of disbelief on his face.
Sian didn’t say anything different to Alex like that.
Because there was no way to explain it properly.
After a while, Alex opened his mouth again.
“If that is a demon, as you say… how could a demon be here in the Kusla Mountains?”
“that···.”
Even Xian didn’t know that.
First of all, it was a question of how the devil was resurrected.
And why the lich was here in the Kusla Mountains was also a mystery.
Of course, there were some rough guesses.
It was none other than Richie’s muttered words.
From nob le mt l. co m
Judging from what the monarchs’ plans were.
It seemed to be something related to Nurbia.
The existence that the lich can call a monarch is the seven demon lords.
Perhaps… it had something to do with what Nurbia was looking for.
Nurbia was looking for something in Ruben.
Perhaps the lich came here to the Kusla Mountains to find that something.
Unleashing monsters and sweeping the West also made sense if it was to find something.
But what it was was still a mystery.
‘There’s not much to say about the mobile lord quest.’
It’s none other than the storyline quest ‘The Truth Kyle Faced’.
After Nurbia, there was no change even after facing the lich.
That said, the truth Kyle faced was not simply the fact that the devil would be resurrected.
The reason why Kyle had to leave alone without telling Arnaise’s colleagues.
What was the truth Kyle faced?
And what else is Nurbia looking for?
Right then.
Startle.
Xian’s senses felt something frightening.
A beat later, Alex also stopped moving.
A hardened expression.
Sian and Alex slowly turned their heads.
the place you looked at.
There was a pile of lich bones stacked between the black robes.
And the amplifying dark aura.
Dalgrak.
Richie’s bones began to stir.
#
aaagh
Enormous jet-black magic exploded around the pile of bones.
The space is filled with darkness and a thick curtain unfolds.
Chara la la la rock!
Piles of bones soared into the air and coalesced into one.
Before long, Richie’s body began to reconstruct.
“What is that…!”
“Nonsense!”
The soldiers and knights opened their eyes and shouted.
and cyan.
Xian grabbed the sword and looked at Lich.
flash!
Red eyes flashed again in his widened pupils.
【How can this…】
Richie murmured.
And for an instant, he forced his staggering body to stand up.
The body doesn’t mean much to Richie.
One thing a lich needs to survive as a lich.
It was the Life Force Vessel that contracted the body and soul.
As long as it was alive, this body could be reconstructed as much as it wanted.
Lich, an evil born while denying the death that existence deserves to accept.
But now…
【Cool…!】
Richie’s body trembled greatly.
Nothing came out of the bony remaining bones.
A thick darkness spewed out along with the excruciating pain.
At the same time, the lich could feel the dispersing darkness.
Thus, it was possible to recognize that the link with the Life Force Vessel was breaking.
Even though there was no direct hit to the Life Force Vessel.
Now that link has broken a bit.
Richie slowly raised his head.
There, Xian was glaring at him with his sword in his hand.
I don’t know why this happened.
But one thing was certain.
that man is dangerous
It wasn’t just one or two things that were suspicious.
The lich’s black robe dragged on the floor.
In the meantime, Richie could feel unfamiliar emotions.
The fear that Richie feels for the first time in a long time.
Feelings quite ‘similar’ to that were swirling.
The reason for defining similarity was simple.
The fear he felt right now, even Richie himself couldn’t understand.
The essence was different from simply being afraid.
Something unknown and unrecognizable.
The fear of going insane was spreading.
That’s why Richie didn’t try to understand this feeling he was feeling right now.
【I thought it was still too early…!】
But I couldn’t help it.
Looking for vessels for the resurrection of monarchs.
I also had to find a holy relic that hinders their incarnation.
It’s not just a matter of wasting time.
Failure here ruins all plans.
Even though it will cause serious damage to the soul, it is accepted.
The lich’s bony bones scanned the air.
With him came a terrible malice.
It’s on a different level than before.
Each cell freezes and the heart beats.
A tyrannical power suppressed.
The violence met with a terrible release and began to run amok in all directions.
An unbearable malice just by facing it.
Tadak!
Sian jumped in without hesitation.
I don’t know what the lich is doing, but it shouldn’t be left as it is.
I can’t handle the malice I feel now.
Xian grabbed the SS grade sword.
At the same time, he burst his demonic energy and swung towards the lich.
jjwoong-!
However, the sword was blocked and a dull roar erupted.
The magic that shimmered above the SS-grade sword was blocked by the curtain of darkness and could not advance.
and in that darkness.
【Forcibly making it manifest.】
The red eyes of the lich facing each other burned red.
Kwajik-!
Xian’s body was thrown out with the pain that hit his entire body.
Kwa Dang Tang!
The body, which had soared into the air, tumbled to the floor, and a terrible pain surged through it.
Richie’s hand scanned the air.
Before long, jet-black magic emanated, and numerous bundles of magic were created.
A myriad of darkness blooms under the sky.
And the darkness poured down like a shower, leaving a long afterimage.
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwak!!
Ruthless violence exploded, covering the entire space where Xi’an was located.
Xian hurriedly moved his body.
“Cheuk…!”
However, the body, which had become a wreck, did not listen.
A bunch of approaching darkness.
Right then.
Zeng-!
Damn-!
Someone blocked Xian’s way and cut through the darkness.
The place where I looked up.
There, Alex raised his sword and cut through the darkness pouring down on Xian.
However, not all darkness could be cut away.
“Keuugh…!”
But Alex did not spare himself.
The darkness that could not be cut off protected Xian while being hit with his body.
“Lord!”
“Captain!”
Ruben’s soldiers and members of the Royal Knights rushed.
but.
【The clarity of the moment will eventually disappear in the thick darkness.】
Kee Ee eh ─!
With the Lich’s chant, endless monsters poured out.
more than before.
I feel more madness.
“sh*t!”
“All bayonets!”
The soldiers and knights couldn’t get to where Xian and Alex were.
bang! Kwak!
The bundles of darkness continued to pour down.
Alex did not hesitate and cut through the darkness.
Terrible malice felt through the skin.
It is certainly.
That is not an existence that can be explained by the concept of demons.
devil.
The demon that disappeared a thousand years ago is resurrected.
I don’t know why or cause.
I don’t know.
But one thing is certain.
I had to let you know.
We must announce the resurrection of the devil.
This isn’t just a problem in the western part of the Empire, it’s a matter related to the entire continent.
He should inform the prince of this fact and prepare for it.
But right now I can’t stand against that evil.
can’t escape
so.
“Run away!”
I had to save Xian.
Alex cut through the darkness ahead and shouted at Xian.
Alex was almost thrilled by Xian’s inaction.
A completely different existence from rumors.
In particular, Xian’s swordsmanship was phenomenal.
The martial arts that Alex dares not reach.
It would be an obvious illusion.
However, Alex was able to see the Master and beyond in Xi’an.
‘But… it’s not enough right now.’
But now it has not fully germinated.
It’s still not enough.
Wow!
“Cheuk…!”
Alex thought as he blocked the darkness towards Xian with his body.
have to live
Now that the devil has resurrected.
Maybe… the nightmare of a thousand years ago could be relived.
There was no need to mention the mythical story.
The demon I was facing now was terrifying.
A time when survival became a shallow joke.
So you must live.
Even if it means dying instead of you.
Even if all the Royal Knights sacrificed.
Xian must live.
That is the road to the great threat to come.
“Right Now···! Run away!”
Alex gritted his teeth, biting his teeth, and shouted.
Xian couldn’t say anything about Alex’s words.
Because I couldn’t deny it.
It is impossible to deal with that lich right now.
A blooming demon.
Although compared to Nurbia, it is infinitely weaker.
As Xian now, it was impossible to stand against them.
If you stay like this, everyone will die.
So, as Alex said, one of them has to run away.
Xian couldn’t say anything.
Seeing Xian like that, Alex turned his head.
Then he shouted at the Royal Knights.
“All of the knights…! Risk your life to protect Xian Ellandur and Ruben’s soldiers!”
“insect!”
The Royal Knights raised their swords.
They faced the evil they faced without anyone running away.
even though it looked ugly.
These are the Royal Knights, the number one order of knights in the Empire.
All of them are talented people made up of experts.
They were proud knights who protected the imperial family.
“You guys have done your duty well enough!”
“From now on, we will be in charge of this place!”
“Quickly run away!”
The members of the Royal Knights rushed to the death.
however.
【No amount of will will be able to overcome a collapsing body.】
Along with the chant, Richie’s hand quickly scanned the air.
Black light burst out whenever the bony bones brushed the air.
Saaak-.
murderous intent and malice. despair and anger.
All the negative emotions clump and boil.
“Quaaagh!”
The members of the Royal Knights let out a terrible scream.
Then, one by one, they collapsed into place.
and.
“Chehehehe!”
“Captain!”
In the end, even Alex reached his limit.
sinking despair.
【They are foolish souls gathered in a weak light.】
Richie laughed maniacally.
“no!”
“hurry···! Run away!”
“Quaaagh!”
Corruption wets the earth,
Heaven’s good faith eats little by little.
Dark magic exploding.
There was no end to this wild depravity.
It is full of truly miserable malice.
That’s why it’s impossible to resist that evil.
“aaa!!”
Somebody had to fight.
jjwoong-!
A dull roar erupted, and the seething darkness faded for a moment.
the place you looked at.
There, Xian, who had become a wreck, was blocking Richie’s way.
“you!”
Alex shouted.
and.
“I will not run away!”
“We will fight to the end!”
Ruben’s soldiers stood next to the Royal Knights.
“you···!”
“Such a fool…!”
I risked my life to buy time.
Didn’t I come back to hell on my own feet?
“Are you going to make our sacrifices in vain?”
“Escape now!”
The Royal Knights shouted.
however.
“The lord did not give up!”
“As long as the lord fights. We will fight to the end!”
Ruben’s soldiers were immovable.
Again, he showed a firm faith by immortalizing death.
The spirit of the Royal Knights became dazed for a moment.
and.
Quarreung!
Power felt beyond the veil.
“Keuugh…!”
Xian’s mind flickers.
【You’re stupid.】
Richie’s murmur was heard.
Kwajik-!
Xian’s body flew through the air with an eerie sound.
Kwa Dang Tang!
My body was pounding wildly and I felt terrible pain.
Lich once again raised the darkness towards Xian.
Alex intervened and interrupted them.
But it’s just a short time buy.
I didn’t know that it was Alex.
“Come on, run away!”
Alex shouted at Xian again.
And Xian knew.
There is no way to go against Rich right now.
Even what he was doing now was just a futile fuss.
Only by sacrificing Alex and the Royal Knights to escape.
It’s the only solution you can do right now.
But Xian couldn’t bear to run away.
Xian’s life wasn’t that long.
An age just past adulthood.
For the lich who denied death, the years were fleeting.
Not a long time for the Royal Knights including Alex right now.
however.
For Xian, it was the years of a lifetime.
promised
to never abandon anyone again.
Because I knew better than anyone what the pain of being abandoned was.
So even if this action is meaningless now.
I don’t want to throw away my whole life with this one moment’s choice.
That moment.
Saaa…
Xi’an’s vision blurred and an illusion was reflected.
The same illusion as seen in the previous battle with Nurbia.
As expected, a handsome silver-haired man could be seen reflected in it.
A unique existence in the history of the Innocent Continent.
The strongest Arnaise Kyle.
Kyle had his back turned and only his head turned to look at Xian.
And a line stretched between Kyle and Xian.
It was usually a long and far-off road.
It was a road that seemed impossible to reach.
Somehow, this time it felt a little different.
If now…
It seemed possible.
seemed reachable.
on that edge.
Sian stretched out his leg.
Then all of a sudden
stop.
Xian stopped stretching his feet.
He looked up again and looked at Kyle.
Kyle was still looking at Xian with his back turned and only his head turned.
The distance of the road that can be reached by stretching out.
Why?
‘This isn’t it.’
Xian shook his head.
this way.
It didn’t mean the gap between Kyle and Sian.
For an instant, Xi’an’s consciousness expanded.
Kyle is a state beyond Exceed that no one in history has reached.
The current level of Xi’an is far from perfect.
That’s why Xian can’t do it like Kyle.
The Mahon Sura sword Kyle showed me.
The Mahonsura sword that Kyle taught me.
The present Xian could neither be seen nor seen.
Even if you stretch out your feet on this road that is now unfolding.
I couldn’t reach Kyle in front of me.
So this road…
It is not a path that Xian can walk.
but.
I could do it like a cyan.
Xian could have done it his own way.
What Kyle taught Xian was the ultimate martial art.
however.
Ultimate does not mean perfection.
even if it is lacking.
Even if your talent is miserable.
like me
yes, like me
No need to try to be perfect.
as you can now.
Xian retrieved his outstretched foot again.
And it wasn’t the road that led between Sian and Kyle.
a bit out of the way.
I stepped into an empty space where there was nothing.
OK.
Chow ah-.
A far-distant road stretched out before Xian’s eyes.
Even if you walk all your life.
Will I be able to reach that end?
I don’t know.
However, Xian had only taken one step.
Saaa…
Hallucinations disappear.
And through the disappearing hallucinations.
That’s the answer.
Kyle’s smile
It passes by Xi’an’s ears.
Flash!
A jet-black darkness burst out of Xian’s eyes.
【······!!】
Lich’s eyes widened at the sudden turmoil.
Without realizing it, my head jerked back.
Xian was standing there.
It was no different.
The battered body is dangerous as if it would collapse and die if hit.
But it’s strange…
Something is strange.
And it’s dangerous.
Quite, it’s also quite dangerous.
That moment.
Kwak Kwah Kwah Kwah!!
A creepy darkness bloomed all over Xian.
darkness?
Can that really be called darkness?
that’s not the dark
The source from which the existence called darkness was born.
Demon.
【Yes, you…! you···!!】
Richie could feel a certain emotion, a mixture of bewilderment and astonishment.
That’s what that power is.
It was because that power was absolutely unusable by humans.
In the first place, no one can handle the demon of the source…!
That moment.
Something popped into Richie’s mind.
It’s like a legend among demons.
And it was a story passed down like a ghost story.
a very distant time.
There was an existence that even the noble 7 Lords did not dare to do anything about.
A being called the nightmare of demons.
However, he died.
A mere mortal being was buried and disappeared over a long time.
however···.
[Yeah, how could someone like you…! How could someone like you…!!!】
Richie waved his hands at random.
He offered his soul as a sacrifice and raised a terrible darkness.
but it disappears
All the darkness that blooms succumbs to Xi’an.
Thus it compels all things in the world to obey.
The darkness of the lich succumbs to Xian’s demon and disperses.
And it pointed to one absolute fact.
Die!
Things like the Life Force Vessel were meaningless.
That power is absolute power over all darkness.
enough to say for sure.
Die!
【no···! no···!!】
Richie involuntarily took a step back.
An irresistible force oppresses the whole body.
and in between.
one huge slash
Cut the lich along with the world.
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Demon Sura Sword (魔魂修羅劍).
Equation 1 (Equation 1).
Suracheonsal (修羅天殺).